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As seen in: Making It with Jon Davids, Color Research & Application, Wiley Online Library, Pediatrics, NewsBreak, Branding Strategy Insider, dot.LA, sfin.ro
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This is Pat. He’s a butcher. And last year he made $270M.

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By Jon Davids
| sfin.ro
Here’s how he did it. 1/ Early days Rewind to 1986. Pat’s working on Wall Street. But he hates his job. And he wants to try something new. His family has owned a little butcher shop for decades. The business is struggling. His dad is about to shut it down. Pat spots an opportunity. He decides to ditch Wall Street and shoot his shot on the butcher block. His dad hands him the keys. Time to make meat. 2/ Big move Pat starts with one big change. He needs to find a better customer.
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Uber did it. So did Netflix. And Airbnb too

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By Jon Davids
| sfin.ro
They all started with a wonky product. And used it to build an insane business. Here’s how. → Netflix launches with DVDs in the mail. Pick the one you want and we’ll send it to you. No fancy tech. But it works. And it wedges Netflix into your daily routine. So that when streaming cokes along, they already have 7 million happy customers. Nice start. Today it’s 238M. → Uber gets going with a couple black cars. All around one San Francisco neighbourhood. It’s swanky and over-priced. Perfect for high rollers.
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The Strategy Behind PingPod

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By Jon Davids, Walker Smith
| Branding Strategy Insider Verified
I just talked to a guy who flipped a ping pong joint into a $50M tech company. It’s a crazy story and I wanted to learn more. The company’s called PingPod. It was founded in 2020 by David, Max, and Ernesto. It started with a single spot in NYC. Now they have 15 locations in 6 cities. And zero employees. Here’s how it works. This article is part of Branding Strategy Insider’s newsletter. You can sign up here to get thought pieces like this sent to your inbox.
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